See your life in Israel before you live it.
A pilot trip is the single best investment you can make in your aliyah. We design and run the entire visit around your family — communities, schools, homes, healthcare and the professionals you'll need — so you land on aliyah day already knowing exactly where you're going and why.
The decisions that shape your aliyah are made before you move.
Where you live determines almost everything about your first years in Israel — your children's schools, your commute, your community, your budget and how quickly you feel at home. Yet most families make this decision from abroad, based on Facebook threads and a cousin's opinion from 2011.
A properly structured pilot trip replaces guesswork with first-hand knowledge. You walk the neighbourhoods on a Tuesday morning and again on Shabbat. You sit in the schools your children would actually attend. You see real apartments at real prices — not listings that vanish when you enquire. You meet the bank, the health fund and the professionals who will handle your file.
Families who pilot well settle faster, spend less on wrong moves, and are far less likely to relocate again within the first two years. Families who skip it often pay for that decision for a decade.
Every hour of the trip, built around your family.
No generic tours. We build your itinerary from a detailed consultation about your religious life, schooling needs, work, budget and stage of life — then we book everything and accompany you.
Community & neighbourhood tours
Guided visits to the communities on your shortlist — shuls, streets, parks, commerce, commute realities — at the times of day and week that actually reveal a neighbourhood's character.
School & gan visits
Pre-arranged meetings at the schools, ganim and yeshivot your children would attend, including questions on English-speaker integration, special support and registration timelines.
Property viewings
Rental and purchase viewings matched to your real budget, led with our in-house licensed Israeli advocate and real estate agent — so you understand pricing, contracts and what your money actually buys in each area.
Healthcare & kupat cholim
Introductions to the health funds, clinics and — where needed — specialists relevant to your family, so continuity of care is mapped before you arrive.
Banking & finances
Meetings with English-speaking bankers, plus consultations on mortgages, currency transfer, pensions and the tax picture for new olim.
Employment & professional meetings
Where relevant: sessions with recruiters, licensing bodies for your profession, accountants for the self-employed, and lawyers for anything your file requires.
Full logistics
Airport pickup, drivers, hotel or apartment stays near the areas you're testing, kosher dining reservations and Shabbat arrangements — handled end to end.
Debrief & written report
After the trip, a structured debrief and written summary: what you saw, what it costs, what we recommend, and the exact next steps on your aliyah timeline.
What six days on the ground looks like.
Every itinerary is built from scratch. This is a typical shape for a family comparing three communities.
Arrival & orientation
Airport pickup, check-in near your first shortlisted community, and an evening orientation session: the plan for the week, the questions we're answering, and a first walk through the neighbourhood at night.
Community one — deep dive
Morning school visits, midday neighbourhood tour with commute test, afternoon property viewings in your budget range, evening meeting with local families from your background.
Community two — deep dive
The same structure in your second community, so the comparison is like-for-like: schools, streets, homes, prices, people.
Community three & professionals
Third community in the morning; afternoon reserved for banking, health fund and any professional or legal meetings your situation calls for.
Shabbat where it matters most
Shabbat hosted in your leading community — the truest test of whether a place feels like home. Meals arranged with local families, shul of your minhag, no schedule.
Debrief & decision framework
A structured sit-down before departure: side-by-side comparison of everything you saw, honest recommendations, budget implications, and your updated aliyah timeline with next actions.
The Bespoke Pilot Trip.
Our fully managed, fully accompanied experience — every meeting arranged, every door opened, every detail handled from the moment you land to the moment you leave. You focus on one thing only: deciding where home will be.
The details
Flights and accommodation costs are billed at cost; our fee covers design, arrangement, accompaniment and the report. Continue with Easy Aliyah after the trip and a portion of your bespoke fee is credited against our full aliyah service.
Ask a question firstCommunities we know street by street.
These are the areas most requested by Anglo families — and we regularly build trips well beyond them.
From first call to final debrief.
Consultation
A detailed conversation about your family, religious life, schooling, work, budget and timeline. This becomes the brief for the entire trip.
Itinerary design
We shortlist communities, book every meeting, viewing and visit, and send you a full day-by-day itinerary for approval before anything is fixed.
The trip
We accompany you on the ground — guiding tours, sitting in on meetings, translating where needed, and adjusting the schedule in real time.
Debrief & report
A written summary of everything seen and discussed, our honest recommendation, and your next steps — which we can then execute with you through to aliyah day.
Built for three kinds of journeys.
Families with children
Schools drive everything. We centre the trip on education — visits, meetings with principals, integration support — then build housing and community around the schools that fit.
Professionals & business owners
Commutes, licensing, tax and clients. We add meetings with recruiters, professional bodies, accountants and — for business owners — the advisors who structure a move properly.
Retirees & empty nesters
Healthcare, community and quality of life come first. We focus on medical continuity, walkable living, shul communities and the practicalities of a comfortable retirement in Israel.
Pilot trips, answered.
When is the right time to take a pilot trip?
Ideally 12–18 months before your planned aliyah date. That leaves time to act on what you learn — school registration, housing, paperwork — without pressure. Closer to six months still works well; we simply compress the follow-up timeline.
How long should the trip be?
Five to eight days covers two to three communities properly, including a Shabbat. Shorter trips are possible for couples comparing two areas; larger families weighing several regions sometimes take ten days or split the pilot into two visits.
Should we bring the children?
Usually yes — especially teenagers, whose buy-in can make or break an aliyah. Children see schools first-hand and start picturing their own lives in Israel. For very young children, some parents prefer to pilot alone and stay focused; we plan either way.
Do you actually accompany us, or just send an itinerary?
We accompany you. A member of our team is with you for tours, viewings and key meetings — translating, asking the questions you wouldn't know to ask, and adjusting the schedule as the week unfolds.
What does a pilot trip cost?
Pricing depends on trip length, family size and how much we're arranging — from itinerary design only, through to a fully accompanied and fully booked week. Book a call and we'll scope it precisely; you'll have a fixed written quote before committing to anything.
What happens after the trip?
You leave with a written report and a clear decision framework. If you continue with Easy Aliyah, the same team then executes everything the trip surfaced — housing, schools, paperwork, shipping and your landing plan — through aliyah day and beyond.
One week now saves years of second-guessing.
Tell us about your family and your timeline, and we'll design a pilot trip that answers the only question that matters: where is home?